The Northshore School District did well during the Washington State History Day competition, as 26 students won awards on May 2 at Green River College in Auburn. Eleven of those students, Beatrice Duchastel, Johnson Kuang, Julia Owens, Kate Norris, Jaeden Burdge, Emma Long, Brenden Rogers, Jared Gee, Sara Staup, Jerry Cao and Erin Lee, are advancing to the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, June 14-18.

Leota Junior High School ninth-grader Ryan Check earned the Washington State Historical Society Award in the Senior Individual Documentary category for his documentary “The Boeing Company: Leading the Way Into a New Age.” Additionally, Northshore Junior High School teacher Bill Boniface was named “Educator of the Year” in the junior division at the state competition.

Northshore’s state award winners by category of competition, placement, project name and school of attendance are:

Junior Individual Documentary

First place — Beatrice Duchastel, “The Nordstrom Company: A Leader of the Retail Business Industry,” Northshore Junior High School

Second place — Johnson Kuang, “Vannevar Bush: The Man Who May Win or Lose the War,” Northshore Junior High School

Sixth place — Hafsa Khan, “Rachel Carson: One Voice in a Battle Against the Nation,” Northshore Junior High School

Junior Group Documentary

Third place — Tejas Raj, Jonathan Tinker and Alex Wang, “George C. Marshall: Leading Europe out of the Rubble and into Revival,” Northshore Junior High School

Fourth place — Jack Nussbaum and Nathan Schuh, “Henry Ford: The Innovator,” Northshore Junior High School

Junior Individual Exhibit

First place — Julia Owens, “Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Leadership and Legacy in Changing the Role of the First Lady,” Northshore Junior High School

Second place — Kate Norris, “Nelson Mandela: The Power of One,” Timbercrest Junior High School

Sixth place — Marissa McMaster, “Susan B. Anthony: Emblem of Women’s Suffrage,” Northshore Junior High School

Junior Individual Performance

Second place — Jaeden Burdge, “Bloom Where You’re Planted: The Life and Legacy of Narcissa Prentiss Whitman,” Northshore Junior High School

Junior Paper

First place — Emma Long, “Theodore Roosevelt: The Conservation President,” Timbercrest Junior High School

Sixth place — Sigrun Payne, “Alice Paul: Taking a New Stand for Women’s Rights,” Leota Junior High School

Junior Group Website

First place — Brenden Rogers and Jared Gee, “The Robinson Experiment: The Movement that Affected More Than Baseball,” Timbercrest Junior High School

Fourth place — Gabrielle Dang and Sydney Gothenquist, “Jacqueline Cochran and the WASP: The Fight for Women Aviator’s Rights,” Northshore Junior High School

Junior Individual Website

Third place — Sara Staup, “Billie Jean King: Game, Set, Match,” Timbercrest Junior High School

Fourth place — Kate Companion, “Jimmy Carter: The Camp David Accords,” Timbercrest Junior High School

Senior Individual Documentary

Second place — Jerry Cao, “Jascha Heifetz: The Father of Modern Violin Playing,” Northshore Junior High School

Senior Individual Exhibit

First place — Erin Lee, “The Cone Sisters of Baltimore: Bringing Modern Art to America,” Woodinville High School

Senior Group Website

Third place — Scott Iwafuchi and Ethan Huang, “The Forgotten Hero of the Forgotten War,” Northshore Junior High School

Senior Individual Website

Sixth place — Robert Ha, “Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Beacon of Reform in a Broken America,” Bothell High School

History Day encourages students to become historians by developing research, analysis, presentation and social skills. Working individually or in groups, junior (grades 6-8) and senior (grades 9-12) division students selected a topic related to this year’s theme Leadership & Legacy in History.